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By Michael MacEachern and Ronnie Hiers The Rollins College men’s and women’s swimming teams edged the Savannah College of Art and Design in the Bees’ final home meet of the season Jan. 22 at the Chatham County Aquatic Center. However, SCAD set eight schools records and qualified for the NAIA National Championship in five more events, raising its total to 53. The Tars edged past SCAD 131-121 in the men’s meet to snap the Bees’ five-meet win streak, while Rollins defeated the Bees 144-106 in the women’s meet. Both teams won seven events. The SCAD men fell to 7-3 while the women’s team fell to 8-4. SCAD returns to the pool for its final meet of the regular season Jan. 29 with a 1 p.m. meet in LaGrange against LaGrange and Spring Hill colleges. The women’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Laine Benthall, Julie Glaser, Taylor Sexton and Abigail Doxsey set a school record with a time of 1:41.43. That time is also the second fastest in the NAIA this year. The men’s 200 freestyle relay team of Jonathan Moore, Jeff Billon, Robert Hess and Ryan Lindsay set a school record with a time of 1:29.62. Doxsey set a school record and qualified for the NAIA National Championship in the women’s 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.22. Glaser qualified for nationals with her time of 56.61 in the women’s 100 freestyle and set a school record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.75. Sexton recorded wins in the women’s 100 breaststroke (1:09.65) and the 400 individual medley (4:52.11) and qualified for the 200 backstroke with her second-place time of 2:17.97. Benthall established a school record with her second-place time of 11:30.46 in the 1,000 freestyle.
SCAD and Wingate University men’s and women’s swim teams were the big winners at the four-team dual hosted by SCAD Jan. 21 at the Chatham County Aquatic Center. SCAD recorded a 133-56 victory over Florida Southern College in the men’s meet. In women’s action, Wingate, which is ranked No. 7 in the latest www.collegeswimming.com NCAA Division II women’s poll, won all three of its meets, defeating SCAD (64-31), Florida Southern (83-12) and Limestone College (86-8). The SCAD women defeated Florida Southern (57-36) and Limestone College (67-17). Florida Southern defeated Limestone 78-13 in the other women’s meet. The Bees won 14 of the 22 events competed at the dual, while the Bulldogs won seven and Florida Southern won the other. SCAD set six school records and qualified for the NAIA National Championship in four events. The SCAD women’s 400-yard medley relay team of Glaser, Sexton, Doxsey and Benthall not only set the school record with a time of 4:01.62, but also established the top time in that event in the NAIA this season. The Bees’ men’s 400 medley relay team of Martz, Jonathan Lowry, Mosley and Hess also set a school record with a time of 3:45.20. Other school records that the Bees set included the women’s 50 freestyle (Doxsey -- 24.80), women’s 200 individual medley (Sexton -- 2:12.39), men’s 200 individual medley (Mosley -- 2:03.87) and women’s 100 freestyle (Doxsey -- 54.25). Sexton also qualified for the NAIA National Championship in the women’s 500 freestyle (5:40.03), while Connor Wallace qualified in the men’s 500 freestyle (5:12.88). Mosley (2:22.37) and Hess (2:22.61) each qualified in the men’s 200 breaststroke. Other wins for the Bees came in the men’s 1,650 freestyle (Moore, 16:39.07), men’s 200 freestyle (Hess, 1:51.26), men’s 50 freestyle (Lindsay, 22.75), men’s 100 freestyle (Lindsay, 49.50), men’s 200 backstroke (Martz, 2:02.08), men’s 500 freestyle (4:50.34) and men’s 400 freestyle relay (3:22.24). Buzzer beater gives men’s basketball upset victory Gerard Bowden’s layup as time expired gave SCAD a 68-67 victory over No. 7-ranked Flagler College in a Florida Sun Conference men’s basketball game Jan. 19 at Flagler Gym in St. Augustine, Fla. Flagler took a 67-66 lead on a basket by Robbie Reyes, who was fouled on the play, with 3.0 seconds remaining; however, Reyes missed the free throw and Owen Oliver grabbed the rebound for SCAD. After a timeout, the Bees took the ball the distance of the court and Oliver passed the ball to Bowden, who drove to the basket for the game winner as the horn sounded. Bowden, who went 8 of 12 from the field, led SCAD with 20 points as the Bees shot a season-high 58.0 percent (29 of 50) from the field. Kevin Polit added 12 points for the Bees, while teammate Yuri Watkins added 10. SCAD fell to Florida Sun opponent Warner Southern College 79-62 Jan. 22 afternoon on the campus of South Florida Community College in Avon Park, Fla. SCAD fell to 8-12 overall and 1-2 in the conference, while Warner Southern improved to 4-15 and 1-2 in the Florida Sun. The Bees shot 48 percent (13 of 27) from the field in the first half, including 3 of 5 shooting from beyond the three-point mark. Warner Southern shot 44 percent (17 of 38) from the field in the first half and went into the locker room with a 41-35 lead. In the second half, the Bees shot 27 percent (9 of 33) from the field. SCAD was out-rebounded by the Royals 27-21. Warner Southern had four players in double figures, including 25 points from Vince McGill. Shaun Watson totaled 14 points and five assists, while Polit added a career-high 14 points and three rebounds for the Bees. Bowden recorded 13 points and four rebounds for the Bees. The Bees will be back in action at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 when they host No. 12-ranked Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Savannah High School. Women’s basketball suffers first conference loss Melissa Evans scored 23 points to lead Warner Southern past SCAD 76-67 in a Florida Sun women’s basketball contest Jan. 22 on the campus of South Florida Community College in Avon Park, Fla. The Bees fell to 8-12 overall and 2-1 in the league, while Warner Southern improved to 11-10 and remains unbeaten in conference play with a 2-0 record. The Bees shot 34 percent (8 of 23) from the field in the first half, including 0 of 3 from three-point range. In the second half, SCAD went 4 of 7 from beyond the arch and shot 37 percent (13 of 35) from the field. Warner Southern out-rebounded the Bees 39-37. Ashley Hart led the Bees with 13 points and four rebounds. Beth Henson recorded 14 points and seven rebounds, while Rachel Breiner added 10 points on 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range. Henson scored a career-high 22 points as the Bees rallied from 14 points down in the second half for a 62-61 Florida Sun Conference over Flagler Jan. 19 at Flagler Gym in St. Augustine, Fla. Flagler led 28-21 at the half as the Bees struggled from the floor, hitting 15.6 percent (5 of 32) of their shots in the opening 20 minutes. Henson, who went 7 of 13 from the field, scored 12 points in the second half for the Bees, who forced Flagler into 30 turnovers. Rachel Hennon added nine points and five steals for the Bees, while Dakota Whitney added eight points, eight steals and seven rebounds. SCAD returns to action Feb. 2 with a 5 p.m. contest against Flagler College at the Savannah Civic Center. Baseball players shine in Florida Sun Conference all-star game Three SCAD baseball players shone in the annual Florida Sun Conference All-star Game Jan. 22 on the campus of Webber International University. The North team, which comprised players from Webber International, SCAD, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Flagler College, shut out the South team 5-0. The all-star game featured the top junior and senior players from the Florida Sun. Coaches nominated players from their teams to participate. The game provided an opportunity for draft-eligible players to be seen by professional baseball scouts. SCAD junior shortstop James O’Connell and junior second baseman Adam Freeman each collected a hit on a day when hits were hard to come by, as the two teams combined for 10 hits. O’Connell went 1-for-2 with a walk, double and run, while Freeman went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Senior outfielder Sean Smith, who was won of two players to see action the entire game, was hitless in four at bats but drove in a run. The three SCAD players accounted for three of the five runs scored by the North. MacEachern is sports information director, and Hiers is assistant sports information director. |
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